Training Staff

Co-Director, Postdoctoral Training in Psychology

Co-Director, Postdoctoral Training Program

Chief, Division of of Psychology
Member of the Faculty (holding appointment), Harvard Medical School

David Klemanski is a clinical psychologist whose work connects clinical practice and psychological science in academic medicine. Dr. Klemanski completed his clinical internship at the Yale School of Medicine and his postdoctoral fellowship at Yale Department of Psychology. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Hartford and a master's degree in psychiatric epidemiology from Columbia University. His clinical expertise includes treating anxiety disorders and conducting psychological and diagnostic assessments. His research focuses on the structural dimensions of anxiety and related mental health issues, emphasizing mindfulness, emotion regulation strategies, and treatment outcomes. Through this research, he aims to improve diagnostic understanding by identifying distinct regulatory processes behind different emotional experiences in affective disorders. Dr. Klemanski shares his findings with wider audiences through publications, media appearances, and podcasts. His work influences clinical training, patient experience initiatives, and quality improvement projects in academic and hospital settings. Additionally, he serves as a Commissioner on the American Psychological Association's Commission on Accreditation.

Associate Director of Psychology
Director, Psychology Internship Training 
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Patricia A. Harney is a psychologist and psychoanalyst. She received her PhD. from the University of Kansas, and completed her internship at Cambridge Hospital. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at CHA's Victims of Violence Program, and a post-graduate fellowship in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. Dr. Harney received a Certificate in Psychoanalysis from the Massachusetts Institute of Psychoanalysis. She serves as the Director of Psychology Internship Training at CHA. Her publications pertain to the psychotherapeutic treatment of trauma, and clinical collaboration across disciplines. In addition to this specialization, her clinical interests include the influence of culture, class, gender and sexual identity in self development and the psychotherapeutic process.

Director, Psychology Practicum Training
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

Carolyn Conklin received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston and completed her internship at Cambridge Hospital (now Cambridge Health Alliance). She completed fellowship training at CHA's Program for Psychotherapy, Boston University's Personality Disorders Research Program, and Two Brattle Center. Her former clinical positions at CHA included serving as a multidisciplinary treatment team leader in the Adult Outpatient Department. She serves as the Director of CHA's Psychology Practicum Training Program. Dr. Conklin's research has focused chiefly on the classification of borderline personality disorder and the assessment of countertransference phenomena. At CHA, she teaches on personality processes and pathology; case formulation and presentation; and the assessment and treatment of borderline personality disorder, including Mentalization Based Treatment, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Transference-Focused Therapy. Her clinical interests include integrative approaches in psychotherapy with adolescents and adults.